Hoschton, GA 30548 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Hoschton, GA, ZIP 30548
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/03, about 218 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/07, about 219 frost-free days later.
Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Hoschton, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8b around Hoschton has about 10 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/03 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Hoschton compares
Hoschton's growing season runs about 219 days, ranking 13,004 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within GA, it ranks 773 of 921.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Hoschton can differ from the 30548 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Hoschton's frost date answer different questions.